Timothy J. Heaphy
United States Attorney
Prior to being appointed United States Attorney, Timothy J. Heaphy’s career included 12 years of service (1994-2005) as an Assistant United States Attorney with both the Western District of Virginia and the District of Columbia. During his time as an AUSA, Mr. Heaphy prosecuted a broad spectrum of criminal matters including, narcotics, weapons offenses, homicides, sexual offenses, white collar fraud cases and racketeering.
In 2002 and 2003, he was counsel for the United States in the longest-running criminal trial ever held in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia -- a RICO prosecution of a violent drug gang in which the defendants faced capital punishment. He also briefed and argued more than a dozen criminal appeals. After moving to Charlottesville, Va., he spent three years prosecuting environmental, national security, narcotics, violent crime, and public corruption crimes as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Virginia.
Upon entering private practice, Mr. Heaphy joined the law firm of McGuireWoods, LLP as a partner. While there, his practice involved the representation of individuals and business entities in white collar criminal defense matters. He has specific experience in an array of subject areas, including securities, public corruption, environmental crimes, tax, government contracting, campaign finance, conflicts of interest, fraud and conspiracy.
In addition to his criminal defense work, Mr. Heaphy represented corporations in complex commercial litigation. He has been engaged in commercial disputes in disparate industries, including energy, transportation, telecommunications, manufacturing, food service, and professional services. He has applied his considerable trial experience to these matters, appearing in state and federal courts, and before administrative and regulatory agencies.
Prior to his time with McGuireWoods, Mr. Heaphy worked as a litigation associate for Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco, California and a law clerk for Justice John A. Terry of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia Law School. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Heaphy has taught at the University of Virginia School of Law. He has also lectured frequently at the U.S. Department of Justice's National Advocacy Center in Columbia, S.C.